Why Japan has fallen for its new prime minister
Sanae Takaichi hopes to convert personal popularity into solid electoral gains for ailing ruling party in expected snap vote...
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Sanae Takaichi hopes to convert personal popularity into solid electoral gains for ailing ruling party in expected snap vote...
Former US president and secretary of state accuse Republican chair of partisanship in handling case of late sex offender...
Semafor CEO Justin Smith says his company hosted close to 100 events in 2025. His ambition is to build a Washington, DC-based event that's supposed to rivals the annual Davos gathering in Switzerland....
By capitulating again, the EU and UK would signal that we are now irrevocably in a might-makes-right world...
The leaders of Egypt and Sudan both welcome US president's offer to mediate in the Nile dam dispute with Ethiopia....
President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act as tensions intensify with Democratic politicians in Minnesota following another ICE shooting....
Tehran went from âhalal internetâ to near-total blackout but activists have smuggled in Starlink devices to get information out...
Football fans at AFCON are dismayed with US president's travel ban on select African nations before World Cup in June....
The new head of the International Bar Association (IBA) has said that the organisation will speak out if unjustified and illegal sanctions are imposed on legal professionals in Hong Kong. The remarks ...
As US President Donald Trumpâs tariff increases have roiled global markets and strained Americaâs alliances in recent months, China has been pursuing the opposite strategy: keeping import duties low a...
The administration of US President Donald Trump is halting visa processing for people from more than 70 countries, the US State Department has confirmed to the Post. âThe State Department is pausing i...
Iran's top judge hinted at fast trials and executions for those who were detained in nationwide protests against the country's theocracy, Rochelle Ferguson Bouyahi welcomes Scott Lucas, Professor of A...
A police complaint against one of Indonesiaâs best-known comedians has reignited debate over satire, blasphemy and free expression in the worldâs third-largest democracy. The case involves 46-year-old...
As Russian President Vladimir Putin focuses his attentions on Moscowâs war in Ukraine, his strategic allies around the world have been left feeling neglected â or worse. In Venezuela, officials now th...
Australiaâs former prime minister and a prominent China scholar, Kevin Rudd, will step down as ambassador to the United States a year ahead of schedule, a move some analysts say underscores a fundamen...
A jailed activist has lost a judicial review against a Hong Kong Correctional Services Department rule that prohibits female inmates from wearing shorts in summer, with the court ruling that the women...
The agreement will create one of the largest free trade zones in the world but must be ratified by member states...
Playing a long game paid off with the Soviet Union and a similar trajectory of regime collapse could come in Tehran...
The CRYPTO Act would criminalize unlicensed crypto businesses, with penalties escalating to felony charges and up to 15 years in prison....
Any action against Tehran could tip regional balance further in Israelâs favour, even as some US interests are put at risk...